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sound encouraged her. It came again
mod again, and guided her footsteps
out of 'ie high road into a woaderfully
fluiet lane. The laughter still went on
ahead, like a mocking spirit, as a will-o'-the-wisp.
But suddenly Ada found
fcerself close to a little cottage, every
window of which was brilliantly illu
minated from within. The lower win
dows reached to the ground and stood
open, exhibiting .all the signs of a late
ravel. Empty decanters and bottles,'
ianumerable glasses, some packs of
cards on the'floor these things caught
da's quick eye and made her wonder;
while leaning on the gate of the cot
tage was an extremely handsome young
man dressed in white flannels. He
looked at Ada with the steady gaze of
astonishment. He was immensely-surprised
at the sight of a young lady in
gray, with, an extremely charming face,
taking a walk at four o clock on a misty
morning. Without a second's hesita
tion she approached him.
"Can j-ou tell me where I can find
the doctor's house?" she said. "A
man I met told me to come this way."
Her earnest tone seemed to rouse
bim aad make him .understand that she
was out on business.
"Dr. Frerc is the nearest resident
doctor," he said, "and he lives about
six miles off, over there," pointing the
way Ada had come, "But if there's
anything 1 can do, let me help you. I
am a doctor."
"You?" said Ada, her gaze wander
ing from his sunburned face, which had
oa it the unmistakable up-all-night ex
pression, to hiswhjte, flannel-clad tig
urn, ami then to The cottaee bevond.
which looked so absurd, in the growing
daylight, with a quantity of dying can
dles burning on the tables.
"It's all right," he said, seeming to
understand her perplexity. "I'm Alan
Browne, of Wimpole Street I'm down
here for the boating, and I've been
having a bachelor parry. Didn't you
Lear that fellow laughing as he went off
just now? I had to get four of the oth
ers to take him away."
"I know your name," said Ada,
earnestly. "Come with me. I am a
nurse from Mr. Edgar's 'Home. I'm in
charge of Mrs. Mertoun up at the Hall,
and she's dying. If you don't come at
oace, it may be too late."
"What's the matter with her?" said
Dr. Browne. 4jTve got a pocket medicine-case
here; shall I bring it?"
Nurse Harcourt leaned on the gate
and said something in a scarcely audi
ble voice; then she took out the bottle
from her pocket and held it up for his
inspection.
"Impossible!" he exclaimed.
"Come and save her," said Ada, sol
emnly. Dr. Browne turned, hurried
into the. cottage, and in a little more
than a minute reappeared with a small
casein his hand. Seeing him ready to
follow her, Ada immediately started off
as quickly as possible on her return
road. Alan Browne hurried after her,
leaving the little cottage with all its
windows open and its candles burning
to show its disorder to any passer-by
who might chance to wander that way;
"You are a very good walker," said
Dr. Browne, when he had got up to her.
"I believe I am," said Ada, and went
quickly on without any further remark.
These two, going swiftly through the
Eale, ghost-like morning mist, would
ave looked strange to anyone who
could have seen them. Both were very
pale; Dr. Browne had got rather bored
by his bachelor party, which had lasted
too late for his taste; and then he had
been somewhat startled by Ada and
what she had said. Nurse Harcourt
was white with excitement and fatigue,
although she did not know it, nor know
that she was wean. She was intent
. upon returning to her charge; she was
full of anxiety as to what might have
happened in her absence.
"You know," said Dr. Browne,
presently, "this thing can't be possible.
She is a noted beaut-; the men that
stay in Lostayvil go to church to look
at her. Who could do such a thing?"
"I can't say, sir," said Ada; "but Fdo
not think I am mistaken."
Dr. Browne was so bewildered by the
unwonted manner of her introduction to
him that he forgot this vision of the
morning was a nurse; but Ada remem
bered her position addressed him with
the mauuer she used in the sick rooms
quiet, but having in it an odd mixture
of defiance and deference.
Very little more passed letweeuthem;
they walked so quickly that it was not
easy to talk. Dr. Browne covertly ob
served his companion very earnestly.
As thev reached the gates of the Hall
the stable clock struck live, and the
gray mist was beginning to lift a little
and' glide away like the ghost of the
dawn. It had been a strange walk,
though neither thought of it at the
time; but it had the effect of making
them feel as if fehey had known each
other for years. The house was not
awake yet;all was just as Ada had left
it. She gently pushed open the front
door and Ted the way into the dark in
terior. Up the dark staircase the two
crept, like thieves. The blinds were all
-closed, -and only a faint glimmer of
lightcame through the chinks here and
there'. .As the gray figure and the
white figure came noislcsly up the
staircase, suddenly honietlung utarted
for the door of Mrs. Mertoun's room,
and, with a horrible cry, rushed across
the landing. It was the cry of a most
awful fear. It made Ada feel sick, and
she longed to sit down on the stairs, for
her legs gave wav beneath her. But
she would not. She remembered her
"patient, and, getting out the key of the
room, opened the door and let Dr.
Browne in; then she closed it behind
them and locked it. Agatha Mertoun
lay rigid, like a lovely statue, on the
bed. Her eyes were staring and fixed
aad on her lips was a foam. Nurse
Harcourt looked at her with a sinking
heart was it too late ? But she quickly
threw aside her cloak and prepared to
wait upon Dr. Browne, who soon D3
came absorbed in his task. He used
strong measures, and watched their
effect with anxiety. Nurse Harcourt
saw, with a curious sort of satisfaction,
that he was acting upon the same idea
with regard to the case which she had
offered him. He did not reject it as im
possible how. For two hours this fixed
attention continued; neither left the bed
side. JU last Dr. Browne went' to the win
dow andbeckoned Adao(him.
"lTheervaats will' be up inow," he
Raid; "ask them to get you some coffee.
You look perfectly worn out."
I believe I am rather tired," she
said; " but I was right, wasn't I?"
"Quite right," he said; "and you
have saved her life by your pluck."
Thus comforted,- Ada went away in
search of the servants. On the landing
outside the door she found the man ser
vant whom she had seen the night be
fore. He was .standing still, with a face
full of perplexity: ' i
" Nurse," he said, "I believe master's
gone out of his mind. He has been
queer for some time past, hot not like
this."
" What is it?' asked Ada.
"He jks sitting on his bed laughing,
aad then every now and then he stops
- aad shrieks out suddenly that the house
is full of gray and white ghosts. I
dfla't Wmit-il jawjul!',' m ,j
Tnei Ada remembered that cry of
fear. " He must have .seen me bring
ia Dr. Browne early this morning," she
said; he is in his boating flannels. Mrs.
Mertoun was much worse in the night
and I went for a -doctor. Dr. Browne
ad better. see your mute." I
lairalooJradV'rooadeal bewild-
jtnit -tat secovered htasrif sufacie&Uy
Co agree, aad Dr. Browne heard his tale-
XfJafle tta eerraat was gone he turned
- f ifjral feme UXoa laowithe hoa
better than I do perhaps you can tell
me "
"Better than you do!" exclaimed
Ada; not much. 1 only got here last
night at eleven."
" Last night at eleven!" repeated Dr.
Browne. "Why, what a night of ad
venture you h"ave had! No wonder you
look worn out Well can you tell me
who to send to, because there is 'evi
dently something Tery wrong'tiere? ' "
"-Yes, I can tell yon that;",5Erah
swered. " I have the address of Mrs.
Mertoun's sister, who sent me down,
and to whom I was to telegraph if nec
essary." "That is all right," said Dr. Browne;
"have you ordered any breakfast?" "
"Notj'et, fche answered.
"I will send the man to see that 'it is
got ready for you and brought to your
room. Now jo straight toned."
'Thank
o
you sir,
leave Mrs.
said Ada", "but
Mertoun?"'
how can I
"I am" not going 'away just fet; you
know I did not travel from town j-e-terday.
I will have her attended to,
and you shall be called in four hours."
"Thank yon, sir, said Ada again:
and went away down the now sunlit
staircase, on which her room opened.
"Thank you, sir," repeated Dr.
Browne to hfmhclf. "What an extraor
dinary little woman it is! And what
cyest By jove, it has been a night of
adventure."
Ada got into bed, drank some warm
coffee, and then fell suddenly into' a
deep, dreamless sleep. It wa the rc-
isc of complete weariness. Four hours
ater the maid knocked at her door.
Ada started up broad awake in an in
stant, and as fresh as a flower. In a
very short time she Was dressed and at
the door of her patient's room. The
maid was in charge; Dr. Browne had
left her with instructions what to do,
and Mrs. Mertoun seemed to be a little
better. Agatha was lying on a heap of
pillows, looking very white, and wild,
and strange. But she was evidently in
less suffering.
"My dear little nurse," she whispered
when Ada bent over her, "I know you
have saved my life. They will not tell
me where my husband is," but you will.
Is he mad?"
"I don't know anything,'" said Ada.
"I have been asleep all this time."
"He must be," she went on. "I am
sure he was not in his right mind or he
would never have attempted what he
did you believe me, don't you? He
loved me -when he was himself; but
sometimes he had awful fits of jealousy,
when I have thought, before now, that
he would try to kill -me. It was in one
of those fits that he brought me here,
and it has been growing on him. When
we were married I was thought a
beaut', and he was always fancying I
should get tired of him. O nurse, I am
sure he was not in his right mind. You
will tell the doctor so, won't you."
"Yes, yes, I will," said Ada, and, in
deed, I tfiink so. I should have said so
in any case. And the servants told me
this morning that he was not in his
right mind."
"Ah! then it will be all right, said
Agatha, with a sigh of relief. Ada
understood then that this beautiful
woman still loved the husband who had
attempted her life, and her great dread
was lest he should be held accountable
for his attempted crime.
Late thatnightZoe Conington arrived
with her husband; they brought with
them a "mental" attendant, who imme
diately took entire charge of Edward
Mertoun. The dreadful thing which
Ada had discovered and prevented was
kept a secret among the few who knew
of it
Every day, after Zoe arrived, Agatha
insisted that her dear little nurse, as
she always called Ada, should go for a
walk. The country around the Old
Hall was exceedingly beautiful; to wan
der about in it was the keenest pleasure
possible to the country-born girl. Zoe
did all she could to make her happy,
but she found that nothing pleased her
so much as the fresh air and the wild
flowers. But Zoe one day carried a
great piece of gossip to her sister's sick
room. "My dear," she said, "I know now
why Nurse Ada is so fond of the field.
Dr. Browne meets her. They will be
telling us they are engaged soon."
And so they did. One day they came
in together with a conscious look of
guilt. Dr. Browne says that when he
asked Ada a question, "which girls reply
to generally in either a sentimental or a
scornful manner, Ada merely said,
"Thank you, sir." Whitehall Review.
mam
Personal Cleanliness.
When the woman had fully charge of
the milking and other dairy operations
there was not much need of "advising
personal cleanliness. A woman is
naturally cleanly. She can see dirt
where aman would think it irksomely
clean. But the .men have largely de
throned the women in the dairy king
dom, have driven the old-fashioned
dairymaid into retirement, and have
brought, it is true, new enterprise and
hew strength iuto the business, and, it
is also true, have brought considerable
dirt into it. Usually the carelessness as
to personal cleanliness is found more
particularly with those who are em
ployed to do the work. There is onlv
one piece of advice that is suggested
for the proprietor of a dairy who will
persist in neglecting personal cleanli
ness, and that is to go out of the busi
ness. An unclean person ought to be
kept out of sight of the milk pail en
tirely. It is utterly impossible to
"mingle dirt with milk ami have pure
milk, which is so sensitive that it will
absorb all impurities that come iuto
contact with it. Some appear to
imagine that it makes no difference
how much dirt gets into the milk pail,
because the milk goes through a strainer.
The strainer can do nothing more than
separate the visible dirt from the milk,
and it may not always do that It can
not take the odors and gases out. Yet
we have seen men milking with dirty
hands, and milking cows whose udders
were covered with dirt, which was con
stantly dropping into the pail.
Wash up, should be the directions to
our milkers. They should be impressed
ith the fact that milking is a very del
icate business, and that a milker should
be just as tidy when he sits down by the
side of a cow as he is when he goes to
the table to eat Having secured per
sonal cleanliness, the milker's attention
should be next directed to having the
cow clean. Brush the dirt off .the ud
der, if there is any on it It will, not
require a minute to do it It Ja atten
tion to such little details that always
gives satisfactory results, and it is the
ick of such attention that makes many
a dairy unprofitable. Tne .time when
butter that is tainted with external
flavors can .find a ready market, is for
ever gone, and if anybody will persist in
so tainting it he must not complain if
he makes less profit than his more care
ful neighbor. We earnestly wish that
every butter maker would exert himself
and herself to make the very best arti
cle possible. Not only would such a
course be for the interest of the dairy in
general, but it would at least ultimately
prove specially profitable to the indi
vidual maker. We know that a great
deal of butter is now sold in the village
that goes into one tub, whether it is
good, bad or indifferent It all .brings
the same price at such a market But
that custom is gradually being done
away with. People who make an extra
quality of butter, and know it will not
submit to such treatment They will
fad a market where the worth of their
article will be appreciated. Wek'crn
Mural.
Washington, ,in springtime,, iapro
aouacM the most beautiful city in tail
owatry. ,
Heayt aad'Hftdgtay.
The surrounding of gardens and
farms with hedges or live fences ia an
'imported idea, originating ii a) country
where' labor was abundant and 'whew
trees and shrubs withstand severe prun
ing with far less injury than they do in
the United States. In Great Britain,
whence we have derived our notions of
hedgesand evergreen trees, the clipped
vew and " the" closely shorn hawthorn
rheagWeTeTrb"HtoTtS1ffiinwlirch
tested tne aiair. :ointaeugaraening ira
temity; butnowadaysrthe'dfetoiftett.yew
is notconsidgreda6f JJ$Jy:and
the hawthorn hedges', arer disappearing
on-many farms which were once cut rup,
in checker-board .style, with lines of
li vinr reen. That the hawthorn hedcre
is a beautiful object when in bloom, leaf J
or loaueu witn iruit, no one wu, ueuy;
but it occupies more la'rid'tban a4 'fence,
is a refuge for many kinds of 'vermin
and requires 'much land to keep It in
order. In" Great Britain good iand is
too valuable to1 be used or occupied '-with
hedges, and in the United .States labor
is too costly to 'employ it in keeping
hedges in order., especially on the farm.
If hedges are not pruned annually
they soon become unsightly and worth
less, either for use or ornament.' In the
thousands of miles of hedges set out in
the Western Stated, one .seldom finds
even one mile that has been properly
pruned after the first two'orthree 'years,
and the result is long rows of brush, but
not a hedge thafrwUl turii stock, or that
could be considered aa ornament to the
farm. To keep a hedge in order costs
more than the repair required on an
ordinary wood fence, and where timber
is plentiful and cheap, boards .or rails
are the test material for making a sub
stantial fence" The barbed wire is cer
tainly a great invention, and while we
cannot say that we like it as a fencing
material, there is no denying its value
for all regions whew timber is scarce or
dear.
A well-kept and well-grown hedge is
certainly a very ornamental addition to
a farm or garden, and when the owner
can afford it we would recommend, both
the deciduous and evergreen kinds, the
latter for ornament and protection from
cold winds, and the former in place of
fence. For evergreen hedges In this
country we have nothing better than the
hemlock spruce' arid the American arbor
vita;, as both bear the shears well, and
can be readily kept in a cJo.se, compact
form. Cattle will break into nuarly all
kinds of evergreens, although in the
South the evergreen thorn will usually
turn stock: but in the' North' this thorn
is somewhat tender, and1 where ''the
plants do not die' down, the leaves are
cut bv frosts, leaving them a dull, "yel
lowish color in whiter. The hawthorn,
so much used in Great Britain for
hedge.s, does not succeed in this coun
try; and while olu' native' species grow
readily and soon make, an almost im
penetrable hedge,, they are so liable, to
the attacks of various insects that they
cannot .be.reiajmaueadeiifurthispur
posu. The Osage 'orange has; long been a
favorite hedge-plautin the Wes and it
is probably one of the best out it grows
very rapidly, requiring constant Atten
tion in pruning; and if this is neglected
the lower branches die off; leaving the
stems liare 'at the'venTp'oint where the
hedge needs to be thickest and best it
is a very thorny tree, and is n'ot brow sed
by stock, and for this reason ranks high
as a hedge plant. 'In traveling through
the Western States some good Osage
orange. hedgtj may be seen, but the
majority of them show negleet. In
stead of beinv an ornament to the farm,
they are decidedly the opposite, and the
farms they surround would look better
without them.
It is both a waste of time and money
to plant a hedge of any kind if it is to
be neglected, for in such cases they are
neither useful nor ornamental, and 'it
will cost more to dig out the plants and
burn them than it did to purchase 'and
set them out. The three-thorned acacia
or honey locust is another very good
hedge pl'aut for the North as well as
South, especially for farmers who want
a very strong hedge, but the plants
grow rapidly and require about the
same amount of care in the way of
pruning as the Osage orange, although
they will thrive in colder regions or fur
ther north.
Having studied this subject of hedges
and hedging for a number of years', and
having had some experience with the
various kinds of plants used for this
purpose, we have come to the conclu
sion that it is only where fencing timber
is very scarce that farmers can afford to
plant hedges as a fence to keep in their
own or keep out their neighbors' stock.
The first cost is but a trifle; but the after
care in order to make the hedge effect
ive is where the real cost comes in. The
same is true with ornamental hedges in
gardens, for the annual pruning-is al
most equal to the first cost of pruning.
Of course.this is no objection where 'the
owner can afford it, but to those who
cannot, the hedge becomes an expensive
ornament or au unsightly object on a
man's grounds. X. Y. Sun.
Take Care ef the Calta' FeL
It is said that experience is a good
teacher. In many cases it is so; in
my own it certainly has been. In
my opinion a large number of promis
ing and well-bred colts are made to in
terfere forward from improper manage
ment before they are two years old.
One of the beat bred fillies in New Eng
land, one that is sure to trot fast was
injured in this way. Her feet were al
lowed to grow as they pleased until too
late to change the abuormal shape of
the leg. This filly will improve by
propersboeing, but will never be perfect
or as she would have been If more care
had been taken of her feet the first year
or two.
A few days ago I saw a very fiaely
bred colt with one forward 'foot twisted,
with the toe pointing, outward and the
heel contracted or smaller than the
other. The colt is only two years old.
I inquired for the cause, ana was told
that it grew out of shape in the pasture.
I have no doubt but that the trouble
was caused in the stable, and the colt
was turned to pasture with his foot out
of shape.
For the past two years I have been in
the habit of inspecting my young stock
evegr month, and when I see a colt
with the feet out of normal shape, with
one quarter longer than the other, or
the toes jgTowing too long, I 'at once
have the feet put in. proper shape by the
use of rasps, both coarse and fine.
The outside quarter, of most coke
feet is thicker than the inside, and seems
to grow faster, therefore the toe
and outside quarter geaerally needs
more rasping to keep the feet level than,
the inside.
There is no doubt but thai ringbones
are produced and the tendons are injured
by the strain that is caused by allowing
the toes and quarters to" grow lb an
unsightly length, as is sometimes seen
durincr the winter in many stables.
Another source of trouble4 is caused1 by
allowing eolts to stand in ' manure' anil
filth until thrush gets iuto, the cleft of
the frog, which liable to result in
contraction at the heels? To keep, the
feet healthy, the colts should have .a
yard ' to run in when the weather is
pleasant The box stalls should be Kept
dry, clean, well lighted aad ventilated,
and should be well bedded,, so that, the
feet will not stand. oathe hard, floor.
If it pays to breed colts, it pavs to keep
them sound and, healthy, and it cannot
he done without the best of care,, with
plenty of good 'food the 'first two, years
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Amtricun CuUiviitor.
A colony of :MeaaoBitee have loca
ted ia UiesbutawasielnlMrtidiof Miakto
Coast, WaAiifetOfi Tfebrr. anod .
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EaferatleB Wmtwiiri'ef Yearn Yer-
i menten
A Vermont" correspondent writes:
Since the census of 1880, which gave
Vermont a population 6f 332,286, there
has been a large emigration of her sons
and daughters to the AVest .During the
years 1880, 8l and '82 tf is estimated
that?between 4rO0O,andJ5L000 natives of
the .Statement, out to seek, new homes
andfindjiewtieldsof labor in the North
west?1 Dakota has" been the "El Dorado
wbichTmany have "sought-while others
L have settled in Minnesota, Nebraska aad
Colorado. Already tnisear the tide of
'emigration has sf' toward3 "the West,
and it promises e to; -he tag heavy as in'
former years. Vermont is not only a
food State to emigrate from, as "SteDhen
ALtDouglas asserted but' the emigrants
themselves! arei of J her best aad most
industrious citizens. TheVjarej the kin4
of menethat make the Governors, Se'na-
tors, .Congressmen railroad ' managers
and Judes.in.tbe ietx .TheJWabashl
St Louis & Pacific, Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe,"Afl an tic'fc Pacific. Mexican
Central and other large roads have'
graduates pfB our Vermont railroads as
Presidents" and'general'managersi while
eminent 'Judges- ' prominent bankers
aad leading, lawyers,! in the larger cities
of the West are natives ofothe State.
There are associations pf Sons of Ver-monfc-in
a nantberbf v Western States,
numbering, thousands' of - members.
While on oue hand.it is .tobe deplored
that Vermont "does not .offer, sufficient
inducement in industrial' and material
dovelopmentaud progreaaand in finan
cial and political promotion to keep her'
sons and daughters at home, it is a mat
ter of great satisfaction1 that6 so many
win wealth and fame for themselves and
thereby honor Vermont, The most seri
ous loss to the State, so far as it affects
iter material development, falls upon
the farming industry! The major part
of those; who go .West axe the bone' and
sinewiof M the State the young farmers.
It' Is well known "thai many lull farms
have been abandoned "bf "late 'years'Jbj
.their former' Occupants, who have gone
west in a body. Farmers' clubs and
dairymen's, associations have often dlsv
cussed the question and failed' to remedy
theexisting evil! ' '
This state of things has produced a
scarcity of farm labor in many sections,
and for the, past few; seasons the labor
problem has assumed serious propor
tions in 'rural districts. Gov. Barstow
in his last ' message thought- the subject
of sufficient importance to make special
reference to the matter of Uie scarcity of
farm lalrar,"and .also 'took "occasion to
ilidor.se a proposed solution of the ques
tion by bringingv German and Swedish
immigrants f rout Castle Garden Into
the State. Last year 'several farming
communities through 'agents secured a
number of such laborers, and this year
the experiment has been 'repeated on a
larger scale. 'Probably not less than
one thousand German farm hands L have
been brought Into the State and disposed
of to our farmers, who pay a bonus -of
910 for each farm hand -to the agent
Most of these foreigners give satisfac
tion, but in some instances they are
troublesome and suddenly decamp' for
other ..parts. 'This immigration may
prove a partial solution of the labor
iroblem, but: it can not make good, the
oss of intelligent land-owners and small
farmers who leave the State. Many
farmers in the northern part of the State
have for years relied on French Cana
dians to help them out during the busy
season of the year. They make model
scythe-swingers, and are very valuable
in the hay-field.
French Beenits.
Before the 15th of January in each
year the Mayors of the different com
munes .draw up a recruiting list of all
the young men who have attained twen
ty years of age in the course of the pre
vious year. The average annual num
ber of' these recruits is 300,000, which
gives a proportion, of eight recruits to
every 1,000 inhabitantsfor France has
a population of 37,000,000. A similar
list is prepared in Algeria of all youths
of French parentage and of all who
have become naturalized French citi
zens and it is now proposed to put the
same principle in force in other French
colonies, but these further resources
will not here be considered. The re
cruiting lists of the communes are ex
amined in the chief town of each canton,
and the names are erased of those in
dividuals who prove themselves to be
foreigners, and of -those who have-been
condemned in judicial penalties which
render them unworthy' of the honor 'of
bearing arms. It is now suggested to
amend the law in relation' to those two
classes. As regards foreigners, it is
urged that such of them as have found
homes in France enjoy the protection of
French laws, and ought to discharge the
same obligations as other French citi
zens. As regards those excluded from
the army oa censequecce of a judicial
sentence, it is proposed that they should
be. drafted into special disciplinary
corps, and be stationed abroad. After
these erasures have been made, general
ly to the number pf 2,000, those whose
names stand on the lists draw lots to de
termine the conditions underwhich they
shall enter the army.i The force of the
permanent army being 500,000 men, of
whom 130,000 are made up of officers,
or of volunteers, or of such as have re
enlisted, there only remain 370,000
6 laces to be filled np by the recruits,
fader these conditions it is'not only'im
possible that the recruits should remain
five years, aa required by the law, with
the colors, but even when the term of
service is reduced to four years it is'im
possible to find room for all recruits for
this shorter period. Some conscripts,
therefore, are kept with the colors.only
one year, and to determine who shall be
so favored lots are drawn. The lottery
then separates ;the recruits intar'two
classes; sixty-six in every 100 (or two
thirds) of the young soldiers are re
quired to serve the long' term ok four
years; the remaining one-third (or thirty-three
per cent) hare but one year of
service. iue ursv ciass is turuier di
vided, inasmuch as some men are .de
tached from it ia order to compose the
infantry aad artillery of the marines.
These number about four in every 100
recruits. 86, sapwoeing a-commune
ought to furnish 100 men, those who
draw the numbers 1, 23, 4 are drafted
into the marines, in which service" they
remain nearly four years; the numbers
from 4 to 06 serve this long term in the
land army; the last 33 are incorporated
in the land army for "one year. After
the lots are drawn a revision! council
site, in order to- examine whether the
conscripts are fit for military service,
aad to decide upon the exemptions
which shall be allowed. u There is no
complete exemption, either in peace or
ia warsave for such, as an pronounced
to be absolutely unfit for, any service.
Some 30,000 annually obtain this entire
iwomuuity:Fortnighiiif Meview.
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A few miles from Corrizo, on the
Little Colorado"Rivef,"apetrified forest
has been diesevereaK The petrified
stumps, limbs and whole trees lie aboat
oa au SMes. xne action 01 toe waters
for hundreds ofr years has1gradoally
washed away the high bills roaadabeut,
aad.tbe trees that oace covered the high
table lands .now t lie int the hvalley be
neath! Immense trunks, 'soine of which
will sseasure Over five feet ia dfaaneear,
an broken aad scattered: over a-surfaae
olgDtfftcres. .There are numerous blocks
or trunks of this petrified wood tisat
have the ap'pVeraaot'of iiaViag been cut
dowB,,by;taa wmdman's ax, u aad. the
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DR. FISHBLATTl
PROFR AND 'SURGEON IN CHIEF
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His Immense Practice in Omaha; Prevents. His Remaining Longer
,x . ;j .. .--- i . this Time. q
Dr. FinhbUtt is already too well kuowu throughout the enlir North
west to ied.au extended, introduction. The following 'testimonial from
proiuiueut and well-known citizens, toll for-themseLves? The aUticted should
take this opportunity ot consulting oueot'.'th& most eminent Surgeons in
the Northwest
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" uwhat we tbeat;"
We treat chronic diseases and de
formities aa a specialty. Those ot a
lingering, difficult or doubtiul .char
acter especially solicited. We con
suit with all applicants troeot charge.
If we believe ttiom curable, after uu
exauiiuatiou, we will tell them so.
We give honest opinions. Remember
our reputation is at stake, and we
make and niaiuiain'onr reputation by
cures elected under. our care and by
ourtrcatmeut. Every, casu that we.
undertake to.lreat, and fail to cure;, is
a direct injury to -ius ; therefore, we
must be prudent and careiul. . iVe tell
yo,u-wualwe cau do lor you.aud'Wlmt
il.will cost you, aud leave you tree to
decide for yourself. We do not urge
or persuade any person to take our
treatment.
SEXUAL
WEAKNESS
B BILITY.
AND
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From the Dungeon to the BealcAa
Eloquent - Clergyman
The liev. J. L. consulted us by mail
in relation tuTbis son's ailments. His
physical and mental condition will
appear Irom the following extracts
from his first letter: "My son's age
is 32 ; of a nervous, sanguine tempera
ment. As a child he was precocious,
both mentally and physically. From
his sixteenth year has manifested
signs of failing health, but continued
his studies aud graduated with honors
from college at the age of 21. On his
return home he became nioroae aud
despoudenl, and tiually withdrew
from society aud frieuds aud remain
ed day aud night in his room, trotn
which he has uot returned iu two
years. He required the wiudows
darkened and the doors closed. Thus
he is practically iu a dungeon, to
which be will not admit light niuht or
day. A friend of our6 who said you
cured his wife ot" heart disease, lent
us a copy of your Medical Advance,
and since readiug it I have come to
the conclusion that my sou has falleu
a victim to the fatal practice of soli
tary vice." Subsequent Investigation
preyed the correctness of the father's
8urmites,aud after about nine months'
treatment bis friends had the satisfac
tion of 'congratulating him ou his per
fect restoration to health. A few
weeks ago 'we received. a letter tram
the young man (iu answer to oue we
bad written to his father about the
case) iuforuiing us ot the death of" liie
father. Ile'says: "I aui iio'wjn the
ministry, trying to till my father's
place' Judging from th tone o his
letter we sliould say he was both elo
queut aud earnest. ' He say? : ""I
tbauk God for making my lamented
father and yourself' the means ot re
atoringrae ttrpulta Uilefof gloomy
darkness worse than death. No child
or youth whom I can iuflueuce shall
ever ignorantiy puffer in'thesame way
or from -the same cause that I did.
Herewith find 100 stamps for ..which I
desire you to send your Medical Ad
vance to each of the 100 persons whose
names and "addresses' are enclosed."
From F. A. Sidles, Esq., Bennett,
Bebraska. 0
Bennett, Nr., March 2, 1883.
Dr. Fishblatt Dear Sirr 'Appre
ciating the, value of the services you
have rendered me, I deem it) but an
act of simple justice to you to express
the sense of gratitude I feel toward
you. Alter such suffer lug as I have
had from catarrh aud throat troubles,
from which all the doctoring I had
heretofore doue had failed to relieve
me, however marvelous it 'may ap
pear, Jhe, disease, has-, nearly disap
peared after your treatment of scarce
ly two months and in that time I have
gained eight pounds in weight. Con
sider me, dear-doctor, under everlast
iug obligations to. you, and by refer
ring aqyone to me, itfHicted an 1 was,
I snail consider it an act of kindness
to them toadvise them to submit to
your treatmeut. Ever our friend;
F. A.;SlDLP.S.
BEAR IN MIND THE DATE
OF-
DR. FISHBLATTS
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Golumbus, Friday, July 6, '83,
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- ScnuvLttR,- Xica -, Fett 7. 1883.
. .Alr.,l)earL)r. fc'UtibUtt-; l owe you a
ileh't orgritituHe'wIiicli 1 will never' he
uMeJ'to rerftrTor'the rrrniihVkill you
have dfeplMye'tt in treating me- I have
tur i long time been considered a hopeless
eonsiimntiVfrt' and "evetyhodv including
.niyfeir, considered iny day numbered.
.My sroou fortune led tne to upply to you
for treatment !at November, and in ihi
iucrcdibltttrthort time you hayc eHeeted
whtt numerous other doctors btve failed
in: aVompIete re-ro'ration. I hnve sinrr
K&iuedtifieeii pouuds. mid cop-oder ray
telKbordujjuly cured., Ydu are at liberty
tft'uw thi'a a reference for others aluii-
Urly, attested.
Yours jjrate, fully.
ALKX. 5tclNXO.SH.
Jtd
Jimins Follows Despair.
a Tayi.ok Station, Iu., Keb. 7.
. Dr. Kisliblatl Dear Sir: I feel coiiaid.
erably better now tbau wbe I drt wrote
to you, uud lite i- beginning to lue rfonie
,1'haruiH fur tne a;jttiu: After blnc been
bed-ridden -o ioii, .arfof the time tfiv
tut; up all hope of ev'erbeing able to get
up again, it sceui o nice and l.pun hard
ly realfJ- it, to t.iUe "your meals with a
;ood appetite, to mote about like other
people without, puiuf aud tfuhea, and to
h.iw fvVrClodv congratulating you on
oiu iinprotad appearance: And.itltbi,
doctor, Uuiiki to your, treatment, hdku
f hall iift'oys believe haS sriaicbrd me
train the shadow of death.
3Iks. J. T. Ckavjcx.
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- Cured of Catarrh.
Uoorxa, Xsb., Feb. 19, 18S3.
lr. Firibblult, 31. P., Uinatia, Neb.,
Dear Sir: I have been suffering with
catarrh In the head ever since I can re
member, and now 1 am twenty -nine years
ot age. t nau long taougnt a cure was
impossible, but nevertheless' placid my
self Uuder your treatment, but witn
rataer sui.tll taitli 1 must eouf.:.
I am now happy to i that I am greatlv
relieved and haveHtroog hopes of a per
fect cure. 1 bae never used any medi
cine b'efore hich went right to the eat of
the disease as the medicine ymi gave me.
Hoping many others may n'nd relief at
your band I remain vouH repectfullv,
W. M..31oykk:
The lady who given the following testi
monial due not wib her uatne to appear
iu print, but does not object to nave her
addres -riven on application:
Feb. 10, 1MS1.
A- S. Fishblatt Kind Sir: Again I
Wish to .speak of the favor you have con
ferred oa me. It sometimes teems too
xood to be true that I am cured. Words
fail to express my gratitude to you, aud
had it not been for you God only knows
where 1 would be now. Perhaps you
think I say this merely for the sake of
saying something, but believe me when I
say that I never in my life have felt so
grateful toward anyone for 'an act of
Undue, I feel toward you. May hap
piness aud prosperity attend you through
life, mi benefactor.
From 8cribnsr, Nebraska.
This gentleman has been troubled with
a lung disease for some time, aud was
treated by raauy physicians without suc
cess. Itead what he now writes,
' Scri'bncb, Neb.. Sept. 30, 1882.
Dr. Fishblatt: Please send me another
supply of medicine at your earliest con
venience. I am feeling first rate, and im
proving as rapidly 'us could possibly be
expected. Am strosr and hearty, and
cau work right along without fatigue.
Yours, with respect, Gko. Benton.
Testimonial from Humboldt, Veb.
.Mr. George 3J Squires, of Humboldt,
Neb., say's: I have utfered for a long
time with rheumatism, Which has pros
trated me to such an extent that 1 was
obliged to give up my farm. My left side
was-especially affected, and after trvin
numerous doctors without receiving any
relief I submitted to 'your treatment
about two months ago. I am happy to
say that I am now nearly well and con
sider 'you have performed on me a won
derful cure. 1 have gained eight pounds
and am now able to attend to my work
without any inconvenience.
It is lacoaragiig ta Bead the Follow
iaf from a Lemf-siffertr Who. has
beem andsr Dr. Fishblatts Treat
ment for about Two Months.
. Macfdonia, la.. Jan. SO, 1882.
Dr. Fithblatt Dear Sir: My folks say
I appear to have gsiaed twenty pounds
siuce J. commenced taking your medi
cines'! "And we all think there was
aever-auythiux-'likp your treatment. I
know that medicine you sent me was just
what I needed. Yours truly.
Mrs. N. II. Long.
Saved from a ConsomptiTe's Grays.
Stkahn, Mills Co. Iowa.
Dr. Fishblatt Dear Sir: I was nearly
uone with cousunption, and everybody
considered my case hopeless. I began
yonr treatment on the 28th of December,
and to day I consider myself nearly cured
aud I cheerfully testify to your skill in
the treatment of my case. Yours tru y,
.1. M.SlLYKRS.
Beports Frog
Plymouth, Neb., Jan. 25. 1883.
Dr. Fis-hblatt Dear Sir: My general
health bas been better this winter than
for years, and I think it is entirely due to
your medicines and treatment. Yours
respectfully, - J. E. Rok.
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